PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A community in Pueblo County is outraged over a proposed plan to build a 39-mile-long power transmission line connecting Pueblo West to Canon City. Thursday, Pueblo County Commissioners are set to hear from both Black Hills Energy, who applied for a House Bill 1041 application that would allow for the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The wife of the Pueblo man accused of killing and dismembering his mother pleaded not guilty to her own alleged involvement in the murder case. According to the Pueblo Police Department, 36-year-old Melanie Cuevas was arrested in Monte Vista for accessory to first-degree murder in connection with the death of her
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado State Patrol is searching for a man who ran from the scene of a serious crash involving a motorcycle. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon on Highway 50 at Highway 96, just west of Avondale. Colorado State Patrol says the driver of a black 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt turned left
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Oh the sweet sound of golf club clanging in a bag. The Pueblo West boys golf team won’t have to keep their clubs in their bag this fall, “Oh I was ecstatic,” says Pueblo West senior, Toby Salians. P Dub is ecstatic because even though they came up a bit short in the Class 4A
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Three Pueblo Police officers who beat COVID-19 got ready to lend their help to patients currently fighting the coronavirus, but they had to be turned away because of strict guidelines when it comes to donating plasma. All three officers had fully recovered from COVID-19, and they wanted to donate their plasma
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A power outage is affecting 2,594 people in Pueblo according to Black Hills Energy’s website. The outage was reported at 2:16 p.m. Black Hills Energy said the estimated restoration time is 5 p.m.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A “Stronger Together” Virtual Run kicks off today in Pueblo. Benji Caledera, a Case Manager for the Pueblo LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Division) program says, “With the current situation between the pandemic, protests, and a call to defund the police, we have been torn apart more than we ever have before.
Continue Reading(KRDO) — There are less than three months until the 2020 presidential election, and Kanye West could soon be competing against President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in Colorado. West cannot qualify to be on the ballot in every state because of differing deadlines, but he did provide $1,000 and nine names
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The RMAC bought itself some time to ensure each sport gets played by moving the fall sports season to the spring. That decision, however, leads to questions ranging from recruiting to eligibility. The CSU Pueblo football team had its 9-game schedule erased when the season was moved to the fall.
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The City of Pueblo has hired a mediator to help resolve the decades long debate surrounding the Christopher Columbus Statue in downtown Pueblo. “We need citizens of Pueblo to listen to one another,” said Fred Galves, the man hired on as the city’s mediator. “At least respect one another.” For nearly two months, protests have
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A day cancellation of the fall postseason by the NCAA, the RMAC announced that fall sports and championships, except cross country, would be delayed until spring. The sports impacted are: football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and volleyball. That means the CSU Pueblo football team won’t take the field until 2021. Before
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s good news for the Steel City – Pueblo got the OK to begin construction on a new steel mill that will bring a slew of new jobs. We reported in 2018 when Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel was looking into building a new rail mill, and Pueblo was in contention for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Education has released guidelines for schools to reopen this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all districts have the same exact plan.Take a look through this list of school districts in southern Colorado for information on their reopening plans: Harrison District 2 Widefield District 3
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday night and there is only one item on the agenda, but it hopes to reach a goal in an ongoing dispute about a statue of Christopher Columbus. City Council members will vote to consider a contract with a mediator that could help
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Department of Public Health reported Thursday that there have been confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks at two Taco Bell locations in the county. Health officials say the Taco Bell at 703 North Santa Fe Avenue had three employees test positive for coronavirus. The second location on 3333 North Elizabeth Street
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation released Tuesday its 2019 statistics for crime from several law enforcement agencies in the state. KRDO is breaking down the crime data for several local agencies and comparing them between 2018 and 2019. Colorado Springs Police Department Violent crime was about the same both years, with
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NCAA Division II’s seven fall 2020 championships are canceled, the Division II Presidents Council decided Wednesday due to the operational, logistical and financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.Statement from Colorado State University Pueblo Director of Athletics Dr. Paul Plinske: We are disappointed in the NCAA’s decision to cancel fall sports championships. The RMAC Presidents Council will meet on Thursday to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — They’re calling it a throwback to the first days of the Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival, but organizers announced that a scaled-down version of the popular event will be taking place in late September. It’s the 26th year for the Chile & Frijoles Festival, and the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Dozens of families were displaced after a fire at Fenix Apartments on the south side of Pueblo Tuesday evening. According to Pueblo Fire, firefighters were alerted around 5:02 p.m. When they arrived, the fire was contained to one room within the apartment complex. As a result of the fire, several
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After collaborating with the governor’s office, CHSAA announced today that the high school football season will be moved to the spring. It means instead of Friday Night Lights in the fall, they will begin in the spring.
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